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Republican
· Representative
Paul Novotny
Represents District 30B in the House of Representatives.
Votes with Republicans
98%
on 85 party-line votes · House Republicans median 98%
Cast a vote
100%
Yea or Nay on 186 of 186 roll calls · House median 100%
Their bills that became law
1 of 20
as a primary sponsor, this session · Republicans median 0
Roll calls on record
186
94th Legislature 2025-2026
Votes and bills updated Oct 10, 2026 from LegiScan (CC BY 4.0), which republishes the legislature’s own records. Profile details from OpenStates / Plural Policy. Figures cover 94th Legislature 2025-2026.
How Paul Novotny votes
A party-line vote is a roll call where most voting Democrats and most voting Republicans took opposite sides. Absences and not-voting are never counted. Same method as our Congress pages.
Where Paul Novotny sits in the House
Each dot is one member of the House, placed by how often they voted on the Democratic side of party-line votes. Paul Novotny is circled.
Always on the Republican sideAlways on the Democratic side
Times they broke with their party
2 of 85 party-line votes.
SF2200 · Restorative practices statements and documents inadmissibility in civil and criminal proceedings establishment and data classification provision
House: Passage · 2025-05-12 · Passed 98–36 · most Republicans voted the other way
HF2435 · Health and human services finance bill.
House: Pinto – Amendment – H2435A11 · 2025-05-12 · Passed 75–58 · most Republicans voted the other way
Closest votes they cast
Roll calls decided by the fewest votes, one per bill.
HF3023 · Iron ore mining employees additional benefits adopted.
House: H.F. NO. 3023 · 2025-05-18 · Failed 67–67
HF2115 · Human services policy bill.
House: H.F. NO. 2115 · 2025-05-18 · Failed 67–67
SF1740 · Omnibus Education policy provisions
House: Bakeberg – Amendment – S1740A3 · 2025-05-16 · Failed 67–67
HF2435 · Health and human services finance bill.
House: 67 – Amendment to Zeleznikar Amendment – Nays · 2025-05-12 · Failed 67–67
SF1832 · Omnibus Jobs, Labor Economic Development policy and appropriations
House: Greenman – Amendment – S1832A12 · 2025-05-09 · Failed 67–67
Democrats they vote with most
Share of contested roll calls (the losing side got at least 10%) where both voted and landed on the same side. Unanimous votes are left out, because on those everyone agrees.
Dan WolgamottDemocrat · District 14B · 102 shared contested votes
25%
David GottfriedDemocrat · District 40B · 67 shared contested votes
25%
Brad TabkeDemocrat · District 54A · 103 shared contested votes
23%
Their session, month by month
Dark bars are roll calls they were recorded on each month; the red part is the ones without a Yea or Nay (0 in all). Gaps are months the chamber wasn’t voting.
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Their bills, from filing to law
Bills Paul Novotny was a primary sponsor of this session. Most bills from either party never leave committee; in Illinois many never get past the Assignments or Rules committee.
Introduced20
Out of committee4
Passed one chamber2
Passed both chambers1
Became law1
Never left committee16
For comparison, the median Republican member of the House has 0 bills that became law this session.
Public safety; policy provided for public safety, correctional facilities, investigations, Department of Public Safety data, controlled substances, crime victims, orders for protection, private detective and protective agent licensure, employment disqualifications, sentence adjustments, expungement relief, domestic abuse-related crimes and data, use of chemical irritants, crimes of coercion, retail theft, identity theft, and fraud; reimbursements provided; "battered women" term replaced in statute where it appears; criminal penalties provided; reports required; and rulemaking required.
Out of committeeHF indefinitely postponed · 2026-04-23
Sharing and protection of data accessed by a prosecuting authority provided, and criminal penalties imposed.
Not out of committeeJoint rule 2.03, Deadlines, re-referred to Rules and Legislative Administration · 2026-04-22
Health insurance coverage for peace officers and firefighters disabled in the line of duty continued, and eligibility to receive continued health insurance coverage for which the employer must pay the employer contribution modified.
Not out of committeeAuthor added Huot · 2026-04-20
Elk River authorization to impose a local sales tax amended.
Not out of committeeIntroduction and first reading, referred to Taxes · 2026-03-25
Community corrections employee benefits clarified, report required, and money appropriated.
Not out of committeeIntroduction and first reading, referred to Public Safety Finance and Policy · 2026-03-09
Public safety; various provisions modified relating to data held by law enforcement agencies; agency bail or bond notice; sex trafficking minimum sentences; reason for dismissing charges; liability and vicarious liability; assaulting a police officer penalty; penalties increased for obstructing trunk highway, airport, or transit traffic; tracking device placement, requirements, and expanded uses; criminal penalties; and money appropriated.
Not out of committeeAuthor added Repinski · 2026-03-05
Judiciary, public safety, and corrections policy and finance bill.
Became lawSecretary of State Chapter 35 · 2025-05-23
Certain felons made ineligible to serve as jurors in criminal cases.
Not out of committeeIntroduction and first reading, referred to Public Safety Finance and Policy · 2025-05-17
Certain law enforcement training reimbursement funding extended.
Not out of committeeAuthor added Gander · 2025-04-25
Minnesota Paid Leave Law repealed, and unspent money in the family medical leave account returned to the general fund.
Not out of committeeAuthor added Duran · 2025-04-21
Surplus badge access provided for certain employees.
Passed one chamberSecond reading · 2025-04-02
Community justice reinvestment account in the special revenue fund eliminated.
Not out of committeeIntroduction and first reading, referred to Public Safety Finance and Policy · 2025-03-27
Definitions and benefits in the public safety officer death benefit law expanded, and retroactive benefit awards provided.
Not out of committeeIntroduction and first reading, referred to Public Safety Finance and Policy · 2025-03-26
Right of the people to keep and bear arms protected, and constitutional amendment proposed.
Not out of committeeIntroduction and first reading, referred to Public Safety Finance and Policy · 2025-03-26
Community crime and violence prevention account eliminated, and unexpended amount transferred to the general fund.
Not out of committeeIntroduction and first reading, referred to Public Safety Finance and Policy · 2025-03-20
Descriptions are the legislature’s own synopsis. Bill data from LegiScan, CC BY 4.0.
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SF3045 · 2025-05-19
Omnibus State and Local Government and Elections policy and appropriations (House: S.F. NO. 3045)
HF3023 · 2025-05-19
Iron ore mining employees additional benefits adopted. (House: H.F. NO. 3023)
SF2884 · 2025-05-19
Omnibus Pension bill (House: S.F. NO. 2884)
HF2115 · 2025-05-19
Human services policy bill. (House: H.F. NO. 2115)
SF856 · 2025-05-19
Office of the Inspector General creation and appropriation (House: S.F. NO. 856)
SF856 · 2025-05-19
Office of the Inspector General creation and appropriation (House: S.F. NO. 856)
HF2446 · 2025-05-18
Agriculture and broadband development policy and finance bill. (House: H.F. NO. 2446)
HF2432 · 2025-05-18
Judiciary, public safety, and corrections policy and finance bill. (House: H.F. NO. 2432)
HF2563 · 2025-05-18
Legacy finance bill. (House: H.F. NO. 2563)
HF3023 · 2025-05-18
Iron ore mining employees additional benefits adopted. (House: H.F. NO. 3023)
SF2298 · 2025-05-18
Omnibus Housing and Homelessness Prevention policy and appropriations (House: S.F. NO. 2298)
HF2115 · 2025-05-18
Human services policy bill. (House: H.F. NO. 2115)
SF2370 · 2025-05-17
Omnibus Cannabis Policy Bill (House: S.F. NO. 2370)
SF1959 · 2025-05-17
Omnibus Veterans policy and appropriations (House: S.F. NO. 1959)
HF1290 · 2025-05-17
Roadside signage for automatic external defibrillators for qualifying locations authorized. (House: H.F. NO. 1290)
SF1740 · 2025-05-16
Omnibus Education policy provisions (House: Youakim – Amendment – S1740A1)
SF1740 · 2025-05-16
Omnibus Education policy provisions (House: Bakeberg – Amendment – S1740A3)
SF1740 · 2025-05-16
Omnibus Education policy provisions (House: Bakeberg – Amendment – S1740A4)
SF1740 · 2025-05-16
Omnibus Education policy provisions (House: S.F. NO. 1740)
HF2130 · 2025-05-16
Public safety; various provisions modified relating to driver's license revocations, ignition interlock participation length, treatment or rehabilitation program, criminal penalties for participants who operate a vehicle not equipped with interlock device, criminal vehicular homicide offenders, judicial review of an extension, impounded and reissued license plate process, temporary driver's licenses, and criminal penalties; and money appropriated. (House: H.F. NO. 2130)
HF3228 · 2025-05-16
Workers' Compensation Advisory Council recommendations adopted. (House: H.F. NO. 3228)
HF2433 · 2025-05-16
Education finance bill. (House: H.F. NO. 2433)
HF3321 · 2025-05-16
Miscellaneous oversights, inconsistencies, ambiguities, unintended results, and technical errors corrected. (House: Passage)
HF1143 · 2025-05-16
Expiration of aid accounts modified, appropriations modified, and money appropriated. (House: H.F. NO. 1143)
HF2464 · 2025-05-15
Health policy bill. (House: Bierman – Amendment – H2464A13)
HF2464 · 2025-05-15
Health policy bill. (House: Bahner – Amendment – H2464A6)
HF2464 · 2025-05-15
Health policy bill. (House: Passage, as amended)
HF3023 · 2025-05-14
Iron ore mining employees additional benefits adopted. (House: H.F. NO. 3023)
SF3446 · 2025-05-14
Claims bill (House: Passage)
HF475 · 2025-05-13
Joint Committee on Library of Congress of United States Congress requested to approve replacement of statue of Henry Mower Rice now on display in National Statuary Hall in the United States Capitol, and memorial resolution proposed. (House: Passage)
HF2435 · 2025-05-12
Health and human services finance bill. (House: 67 – Amendment to Zeleznikar Amendment – Nays)
HF2435 · 2025-05-12
Health and human services finance bill. (House: "Shall the decision of Speaker pro tempore Olson stand as the judgment of the House?")
HF2435 · 2025-05-12
Health and human services finance bill. (House: Zeleznikar – Amendment – H2435A9)
HF2435 · 2025-05-12
Health and human services finance bill. (House: West – Amendment – H2435A12)
HF2435 · 2025-05-12
Health and human services finance bill. (House: Coulter – Amendment – H2435A8)
HF2435 · 2025-05-12
Health and human services finance bill. (House: Pinto – Amendment – H2435A11)
HF2435 · 2025-05-12
Health and human services finance bill. (House: Liebling – Amendment – H2435A13)
HF2435 · 2025-05-12
Health and human services finance bill. (House: Huot – Amendment – H2435A20)
HF3228 · 2025-05-12
Workers' Compensation Advisory Council recommendations adopted. (House: Passage)
SF908 · 2025-05-12
Provisions governing the certification of underground telecommunications installers modification (House: Passage)
SF2200 · 2025-05-12
Restorative practices statements and documents inadmissibility in civil and criminal proceedings establishment and data classification provision (House: Passage)
SF1832 · 2025-05-09
Omnibus Jobs, Labor Economic Development policy and appropriations (House: Baker – Amendment – S1832A14)
SF1832 · 2025-05-09
Omnibus Jobs, Labor Economic Development policy and appropriations (House: Hanson, J. – Amendment – S1832A1)
SF1832 · 2025-05-09
Omnibus Jobs, Labor Economic Development policy and appropriations (House: Greenman – Amendment – S1832A12)
SF1832 · 2025-05-09
Omnibus Jobs, Labor Economic Development policy and appropriations (House: Passage, as amended)
HF2442 · 2025-05-07
Climate and energy finance bill. (House: Passage)
SF2077 · 2025-05-05
Omnibus Outdoor Heritage Fund, Legacy and Lands bill (House: Passage)
HF2434 · 2025-05-05
Human services finance bill. (House: Zeleznikar – Amendment – H2434A7)
HF2434 · 2025-05-05
Human services finance bill. (House: Baker – Amendment H2434A17 – H2434A17)
HF2434 · 2025-05-05
Human services finance bill. (House: Gillman – Amendment H2434A13 – H2434A13)
HF2434 · 2025-05-05
Human services finance bill. (House: Franson – Amendment – H2434A12)
HF2434 · 2025-05-05
Human services finance bill. (House: Passage, as amended)
SF2370 · 2025-05-05
Omnibus Cannabis Policy Bill (House: Passage, as amended)
HF2115 · 2025-05-05
Human services policy bill. (House: Passage, as amended)
HF1837 · 2025-05-01
State government policy bill. (House: Passage)
HF2130 · 2025-05-01
Public safety; various provisions modified relating to driver's license revocations, ignition interlock participation length, treatment or rehabilitation program, criminal penalties for participants who operate a vehicle not equipped with interlock device, criminal vehicular homicide offenders, judicial review of an extension, impounded and reissued license plate process, temporary driver's licenses, and criminal penalties; and money appropriated. (House: Passage, as amended)
SF3045 · 2025-05-01
Omnibus State and Local Government and Elections policy and appropriations (House: Schultz – Amendment S3045A17 – S3045A17)
SF3045 · 2025-05-01
Omnibus State and Local Government and Elections policy and appropriations (House: Greenman – Amendment – S3045A18)
Complete voting record from LegiScan (showing the 60 most recent of 186 total roll-call votes this session).
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